Using low-cost tags to facilitate mobile transactions
Systems, methods and computer program products for facilitating payments using low-cost barcode or RFID tags are disclosed. Such tags can be attached or affixed to physical, real-world objects thus allowing the objects to be purchased using a customer mobile device, without the need for a dedicated, on-site point-of-sale system. The tags may be constructed from paper, metal, leather, plastic or some other low-cost material. The tag allows a unique visual identifier such as a tag code to be imprinted so that it can be read using a mobile camera or other sensor enabled telephone.
1. A method of creating a plurality of low-cost tags for facilitating payment between a buyer and a seller utilizing a low-cost tag, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a booklet, the booklet comprising a booklet number and the plurality of low-cost tags, each of the plurality of low-cost tags comprising a tag number, a proof of payment number and a recordable tag code;
(b) receiving, at a tag service provider database, the booklet number;
(c) receiving, at the tag service provider database, seller deposit account information; and
(d) associating each of the plurality of low-cost tags with the received seller deposit account information and seller registration information.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
(e) receiving, at the tag service provider database, a batch recording code;
(f) receiving, at the tag service provider database, pricing information, the pricing information comprising product information and a price for goods or services associated with each of the plurality of low-cost tags; and
(g) associating each of the plurality of low-cost tags with the received pricing information.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
(e) receiving, at the tag service provider database, a recordable tag code for one of the plurality of low-cost tags;
(f) receiving, at the tag service provider database, pricing information, the pricing information comprising product information and a price for a good or service to be associated with the low-cost tag having the received recordable tag code; and
(g) associating the one of the plurality of low-cost tags having the received recordable tag code with the received pricing information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the booklet is a roll of low-cost tags.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of: a batch recording code; the booklet number; the tag number; the proof of payment number; and the recordable tag code is capable of being read using a sensor enabled mobile device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of: the batch recording code; the booklet number; the tag number; the proof of payment number; and the recordable tag code is one of: an RFID inlay; a 1D barcode; a Data Matrix 2D barcode; a MaxiCode 2D barcode; and a QR Code 2D barcode.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein seller registration information comprises:
a seller business name;
a seller financial account information; and
a seller mailing address.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of low-cost tags further comprises a seller portion and a consumer portion.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the seller portion comprises a printed proof of payment number, the printed proof of payment number corresponding to the proof of payment number.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag number, the proof of payment number and the recordable tag code are printed on the associated low-cost tag.